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|OrganizationName= Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at Argonne National Laboratory
|OrganizationType= Research and Development Agencies
|Mission= The mission of the CNM is to enable and support nanoscience and nanotechnology research by providing state-of-the-art facilities for the synthesis, characterization, and manipulation of nanomaterials. It focuses on advancing knowledge in areas like advanced materials, complex oxides, and nanophotonics to solve challenges in energy, health, and technology.
|OrganizationExecutive= Director
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|Website= https://www.anl.gov/cnm
|Services= Nanomaterials synthesis; Advanced characterization; Nanofabrication; Electron microscopy; X-ray scattering; Nanophotonics research
|ParentOrganization= Argonne National Laboratory
|TopOrganization= U.S. Department of Energy
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|HeadquartersLocation= 41.700000, -87.966667
|HeadquartersAddress= 9700 S Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439
}}'''Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at Argonne National Laboratory''' is a U.S. Department of Energy [[Nanoscale Science Research Centers|Nanoscale Science Research Center]] dedicated to advancing nanoscale science for energy technologies, health, and industry. CNM provides researchers access to cutting-edge tools for exploring new materials and phenomena at the nanoscale, with specific emphasis on advanced materials, complex oxides, and nanophotonics.

It is one of five Nanoscale Science Research Centers the [[United States Department of Energy]] sponsors. The Center is at [[Argonne National Laboratory]] location in [[Lemont, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New design for lithium-air battery could offer much longer driving range |url=https://scienmag.com/new-design-for-lithium-air-battery-could-offer-much-longer-driving-range-compared-with-the-lithium-ion-battery/ |website=SCIENMAG: Latest Science and Health News |access-date=30 March 2023 |date=22 February 2023}}</ref>

The Center for Nanoscale Materials at [[Argonne National Laboratory]] is part of the [[United States Department of Energy|U.S. Department of Energy]] (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Science [[Nanoscale Science Research Center]] program. The CNM serves as a user-based center, providing tools and infrastructure for nanoscience and [[nanotechnology]] research. The CNM's mission includes supporting basic research and the development of advanced instrumentation that helps generate new scientific insights and create new materials with novel properties. With its centralized facilities, controlled environments, technical support, and scientific staff, the CNM enables researchers to excel and significantly extend their reach.

CNM researchers work at the leading edge of science and technology to develop capabilities and knowledge that complement those of industry. The challenges the CNM faces involve fabricating and exploring novel nanoscale materials and employing unique synthesis and characterization methods to control and tailor nanoscale phenomena. The unique capabilities of Argonne's [[Advanced Photon Source]] (APS) play a key role. APS's hard [[X-rays]], harnessed in a [[nanoprobe beamline]], provide unprecedented capabilities to characterize extremely small structures.

Argonne's long-standing culture of outreach to, and inclusion of, the academic and industrial communities help support regional and national goals and strategic interests. The CNM welcomes outside users, both as independent investigators and as collaborators, from a wide range of scientific fields. This accessibility ensures a cross-disciplinary approach to nano-related research that helps ideas and activities to cross-pollinate, mature, and evolve over time into the pathways of scientific investigation and discovery that will help shape the future of our society.

{{Official URL (simple)|url=https://www.anl.gov/cnm}}